Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-10
c A T A r r H

'NEaE TERM CATARHH is APP
Il piled TO peculiar disorder OF the
nuetrlls and adjacent parts, which prevails
to an alarming extent and Is productive OF
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
features IL u morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at diherenS
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
of clear, acid fluid, bntoitener an offensive,
purult mt, or muco.purulent gIeeDish-yel-
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
in the nostrils or drops into the throat,
nece ssitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the hose or expectoration, and often by
botn processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in state OF
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
DISCHARGED and SO fetld IL ITS odor Inc
patient is greatly annoyed by the constsnt
dropping into the throat OF the morbid
matter from the head, and as recumbeni
position naturally favors the flow down
wa. d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are Obliged 70
lie with the head very much elevated III
order to hleep with some degree OF com
In others a tough, viscid and offe Dsive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, i'll the passage between the tnfoal
and head, adhering to the partswith glulsD
tenacity It's lodgment embsrrasses respl.
ration and creates sensation of irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locallty,
which gives rise TO constant ana almost
by drawing the mucous into the throat so as
10 eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as hawking" is chsrac
teristic of catsrrh, and proves as embar'
RAISING to the Que affected as II is disagree
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens ana
deposits itself on the mem brane in the
shane of dry, hard concretions, when are
discharged by way of the Dosrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstruets breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firmly
do these inerustations adhere to the point
of attachment that their removal usually
enquiries the most violent efforts; not unfre
quently they have to be tori from the mem.
brane. Occasionally a solid cast of notable
size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
cast presents a tubular appearance, being
| of exact shape OF the nasal cavity. This
| condition is indicative of liberation, which
in time may destroy the bOny structure OF
the nose and produce subsequent hatten'
| ing of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with IN which
| q thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
| membrane of the nasal cavities and then
| putrides, giving rise TO stencil which is
| really oyerpowering and sufficiently fetfd
| to poison the atmosphere Of a whole room;
and there are others in which all the score
| lions of the membrane are suspended, caus-
| ing an unpleasant feeling OF dryness, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY Co.
| tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones of the forehead and
| face, giving rise to distressing sensation
| of heavy weight or compression over the
| forehead, especially in the region above
| and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
| fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose,!i
well as in the upper part of the throat, above
| q
| there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
| tculaI part, as in the temple, on the top OF
| the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
| the orbits, and occasionally pain maniiests
itself ia the face of so severe character
| that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
| The bresth is ALWAYS tainted and at times
assumes en- exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases 1t becomes so revolt
ingly offensive es to render the sufferer
an object of disgust to himse # as well as to
| others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
| congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up. sometimes on one side, sometimes on
| the other, and often on both, giving ris to
a disagreeable stuhy sensation in the head,
and occasioning violent and prolonhed
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or of a nasal character, displaying a sort of
shifting quality. Oftentimes there is con.
tinqous hoarse uess aud discordance. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat
and frequent attempts TO clear the parts OF
phlegm, producing tbs sound Them" more
or less forcibly. lu some cases patients
complain OF an uncomfortable feeling OF
fullness or chosy sensation in the throat
and in others of distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
| OF which they have to swallow frequently.
| Others, again, speak of constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
| less and becomes weak and irritable: the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
able TO perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
| sleep, the memory weakened and perman
| ent impairment threatened.
The mueus membrane soon becomes NOR
| b1dly sensitive to unfavorable influences
and IN spite OF the utmost care becomes af.
| fected from the SLIGHTEST causes, so that al
last breath of wind upon he lining of the
more or throat becomes prom ctive of cold,
and gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
attack aggravating the disease by giving 1t
a new impulse and involving a larger ex.
tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
| organ, invading the throat, larynx, trachea
and bronchial tubes, until encroaching
| further and further, 1t reaches the finer
ramihcatiOns of the bronchi, when but q
slight impulse is required to send it to the
.
other organs in the body, especially those
containing mucus membrane, such as the
| stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employ ment OF proper inhalations
In the form OF medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
In the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
VIII find.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities. where it is utterly impos.
| sible to make fluid applications. Bv these
| means every case can be cured.
oZENA.
oz@na is the professional or teah..,Ios,
name given to the advanced for, of catarrh
IN which liberation has es,Ien thronah The
membrane lining Of the nose to the car iii
age q inc bone. Any case of catarrh NAV
eiiu III Ozena, but 1t most frequently occurs
| ID those who are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
| or through the throat, and is generally of a
yellcwish or grsenish yellow color, freqent.
" tinged with blood, and almost always at
Tended by an offensive smell; In the Ian.
disease Is ore OF the most obdurate and
disagreeabie which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath OF the
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate
MIN from society and to render him an OBJ.
ject of disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces OF bone become separated and
slough of. leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete bloody matter and are ex.
tremely difficult to heal. After Oznna has
continued for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes. impaired and often lost
Deafness is one OF the most common conse-
9uences. and results from its extension
through the eustachian tnbes to the internal
ear Pains In the head and over the frontal
slnuses, impairing memory, and even In
sanity frequently springs from its extension
20 the brain. The greatest danger, however.
because the most common, is that it will
extend downward and AFFECT the lungs. In
most cases of pulmonary disease catarrh is
present In some degree, and In many in.